Southern Airways Express will increase its Nashville to Memphis flight route to four times daily easing travel for businesses operating in both cities and leisure travelers.

The commuter carrier has been offering one flight a day and will add the new flights May 2. Flights will be offered morning, midday, afternoon and evening.

The midday flight will allow travelers to connect to Southern Airways network of flights in Memphis, which include routes to El Dorado and Harrison, Arkansas, the company said.

“We determined the best way to make short haul air travel viable is to offer multiple daily frequencies that conform to the needs of the business traveler," said Stan Little, Southern’s chairman and CEO.

Southern, founded in 2013, includes 37 planes and more than 200 pilots. It operates up to six daily frequencies between some of its cities pairs.